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APPLICATION FILED DEC.26,19I7

Patentedune 24, 1919.

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` Specification of lietters :Patent Patented June 24C, 1919.

Application filed December 26, 1917; Serial No. 208,991. p

To all whom t may concern:

Be it lmown that I, GUY BEEDLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Progresso, in the county of Torrance and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the artV to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a gate, and par p ticularly to a construction embodying an angle iron bracing for the slats thereof and means for mounting the gate.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of hinging or pivoting means for a gate comprising eye-bolts through which a `vertically disposed hinge rod extends, together with hinge straps encircling said rod and secured to the gate so as to rest upon the eye-bolts.`

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof dened by the appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the gate and mounting.

Fig. 2 is a detail section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several gures of the drawings. e

The gate as shown is composed of the horizontal slats which are connected together by angle or other irons so as to be properly braced. An iron 17 is disposed at the `hinge end of the gate and from the upper end thereof a binder iron 8 extends diagonally downward to the lower free end of the gate where it is connected with a vertical iron 9 disposed parallel to the iron 17. Vertical brace irons 10, l1, 12 and 13 are connected tothe slats and disposed to extend from the diagonal iron 8 to the upper and lower edges of the gate.

The gate is hinged by means of the eye-l loolts 3 and 4: inserted in a suitable post or support andhaving a shoulder to limit the extent to which it may be driven therein. At the upper portion of the post an eyebolt 3 extends therethrough and is secured by a suitable nut. Extending through these eye-bolts is a hinge lrey or rod 16 which is `held against downward movement by means of a pin 18 and surrounding this rod are the hinge straps 5 and 7. The strap 5 is formed of a single piece of material bent upon itself to closely encircle the rod 16, while the `ends thereof are offset apart between the gate rails and provided with lateral or vertical Theads or securing plates 20 adapted for attachment to and across the slat boards or rails of the gate in any desired manner.

Between the eye-bolt 4: and the strap bearing 5 a suitable steel wear ring 6 is disposed which carries the weight of the gate so as to `avoid friction and wear of the coperating members. The strap 7 is formed with an encircling portion embracing the upper end of the rod 16 and suitably connected to the upper end of the iron 17. The gate structure is also provided with a latch 19 ofany desired construction and with a lock bolt lyrsecured in position by the plate 14:, as shown.

`For the purpose of bracing the post and the gate carried thereby, a stay brace l is l provided and secured at its upper end to the eye-bolt 8. When formed of angle iron, this upper end of the brace is suitably flattened for that purpose. The brace is formed in sections so that the foot section 2 thereof may be properly anchored in the ground and the brace members then adjustably secured together when the desired alinement of the post is obtainedfor the proper swinging action of the gate.

The construction and operation of the gate and its hinge will be apparent from the foregoing description and the invention presents a simple, economically constructed and very efficient form of gate and hinge in which the gate slats are properly braced and connected while the hinge members have an eX-tended bearing upon the vertical rod eX- tending through the eye-bo1ts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:-

A gate comprising slats, a hinge rod, and a hinge strap bent between its ends to closely encircle said rod and havingits ends extending between two slats of the gate and offset apart, said ends 0f the strap being provided with T-heads secured to the opposite sides 10 of said slats.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUY BEEDLE.

Witnesses R. L. HITT, CHAS. D. OTTosnN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

